Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”

You have witnessed what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how he eradicated from your midst everyone who followed Baal Peor.

And he revealed to you the covenant he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments, writing them on two stone tablets.

But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.

Moreover, because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power

But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!

Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

Just like the nations the Lord is about to destroy from your sight, so he will do to you because you would not obey him.

I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, for he had said he would destroy you.

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,

You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.

You must supply them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress – as the Lord your God has blessed you, you must give to them.

you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door. Then he will become your servant permanently (this applies to your female servant as well).

If they have any kind of blemish – lameness, blindness, or anything else – you may not offer them as a sacrifice to the Lord your God.

You must give them the best of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.

If the Lord your God enlarges your borders as he promised your ancestors and gives you all the land he pledged to them,